A screenshot from Hello Stranger. Taken from behind a computer monitor, it shows Cam, a man with short hair and a green toque, looking at the monitor. You can see his apartment behind him.
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Review: Hello Stranger (PC/Mac)

There is arguably no bigger name in the world of interactive films and FMV games than Paul Raschid, who directed The Complex (2020) and wrote and directed Five Dates (2020), The Gallery (2022), and Ten Dates (2023). And his games always drop at the best times; for example, online dating FMV game Five Dates was written, filmed, developed, and released during the initial COVID quarantines. His most recent game, Hello Stranger, follows that pattern. Making everything “smart” is a major trend right now, from phones to entire homes. The film follows a perpetually indoors man, Cam, whose entire apartment is…

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A screenshot from Hello Stranger. Taken from behind a computer monitor, it shows Cam, a man with short hair and a green toque, looking at the monitor. You can see his apartment behind him.

Review: Hello Stranger (PC/Mac)

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There is arguably no bigger name in the world of interactive films and FMV games than Paul Raschid, who directed The Complex (2020) and wrote and directed Five Dates (2020), The Gallery (2022), and Ten Dates (2023). And his games always drop at the best times; for example, online dating…

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A screenshot from Hello Stranger. Taken from behind a computer monitor, it shows Cam, a man with short hair and a green toque, looking at the monitor. You can see his apartment behind him.

Review: Hello Stranger (PC/Mac)

There is arguably no bigger name in the world of interactive films and FMV games than Paul Raschid, who directed The Complex…

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